Lightened Up Cottage Pie With Golden Mash For 2 Recipes

COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch deep-dish pie plate.
• Place potatoes into a pot; cover with salted water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover; simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain; mash with 2 tablespoons of the butter and the garlic. Season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef, herbes de Provence, and nutmeg; cook and stir until beef is lightly brown and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Spread the beef evenly in the prepared pie plate. Cover evenly with the peas; spread the mashed potatoes over the peas. Dot the casserole with the remaining butter.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until heated through and bubbly, about 20 minutes.

SPICED COTTAGE PIE WITH CHILE MASH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pan; add onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Cook for 10 minutes until softened.
• Stir in minced beef, turn up heat to brown meat.
• Add cumin, flour and coriander; cook for 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes and puree; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in stock and season.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove lid and let simmer for a further 5-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile whilst meat is simmering away, make the chilie mash.
• Place potatoes into a pot of cold salted water. Bring to boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Drain potatoes and place back in pot. Mash over a low heat with the butter, hot milk, chilies and coriander.
• Season to taste.
• Spoon meat into an oven proof dish,spread Potato mix over.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until bubbling hot.

TASTY COTTAGE PIE WITH PARSNIP MASH

Steps:

• Dry fry the mince (without adding any oil) in a non-stick pan until evenly brown and crumbly. Add the onions and carrots and cook over a high heat for 5 minutes, stirring well.
• Add the Worcestershire sauce and tomato purée, pour in the stock and bring to the boil, stirring until well mixed. Cover the pan and leave to simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally until the carrots and onions are tender and the stock has reduced. Taste and season. Blend the cornflour with a little water and stir into the mixture, cooking for a minute or until slightly thickened.
• Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6/ fan oven 180C. While the meat is simmering, cook the potatoes and parsnips in boiling salted water for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash with seasoning and enough milk to make a creamy consistency.
• Tip the meat mixture into a 1.4 litre/ 21⁄2 pint ovenproof dish, spoon the mash on top and rough up the surface with a fork. Bake for 30 minutes or until the potato topping is lightly golden. Serve with steamed broccoli or Savoy cabbage.